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Georgetown Returns Home to Face St. John’s on Tuesday

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball team will return home to face the St. John's University Red Storm in a BIG EAST Conference matchup on Tuesday evening at McDonough Arena. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Dorian Craft and Martin Bahar on the call.
 
Fan Information
  • New this season, the BIG EAST Conference has partnered with ESPN to broadcast more than 75 women's basketball games on ESPN+.
  • All remaining Georgetown women's basketball contests that are not broadcast on linear television will be available on ESPN+.
  • Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
  • Tickets are available at GUHoyas.com/tickets.
About the Hoyas
  • Georgetown (9-7, 2-6 BIG EAST) is coming off of a tough 80-77 loss at DePaul on Saturday afternoon.
  • Sophomore Destiny Agubata led the way with a career-best 24 points to go along with five assists and three steals.
  • Graduate student Laila Jewett added 17 points and five helpers, while classmate Khia Miller and sophomore Khadee Hession rounded out those in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
  • The Blue & Gray shot 58.3% (28-48) from the field, and allowed 52.6% (30-57) shooting by DePaul.
  • GU was outrebounded by the Blue Demons 28-21, and Georgetown forced 18 DePaul turnovers on nine steals.
  • Miller leads the way for the Hoyas this season with 11.3 ppg.
  • Jewett is averaging 9.9 ppg to rank second and leads the squad with 52 assists.
  • Junior Cristen Carter leads the team on the glass with 5.9 rpg to go along with 6.5 ppg.
About the St. John's
  • In its most recent outing, St. John's (14-4, 4-3 BIG EAST) edged Butler, 49-39, at Carnesecca Arena.
  • Beautiful Waheed led St. John's in scoring with 16 points and six rebounds.
  • Sa'Mya Wyatt delivered another strong performance with 13 points and tied her career-high with four assists.
  • The Johnnies lead the league and are ranked 19th in the country with 5.3 blocked shots per game.
Series Info
  • Georgetown is 33-44 all-time against St. John's and 20-17 at home.
  • Last year, the Hoyas went 1-1 against the Red Storm with a 56-54 victory at home.
  • In that victory, Kelsey Ransom led the way with 28 points, going a perfect 6-6 from the line.
  • Ariel Jenkins was dominant down low posting 14 points and 12 rebounds for the double-double.
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Players Mentioned

Ariel Jenkins

#21 Ariel Jenkins

C
6' 3"
Senior
Kelsey Ransom

#1 Kelsey Ransom

G
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Khadee  Hession

#8 Khadee Hession

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Laila Jewett

#0 Laila Jewett

G
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Destiny Agubata

#4 Destiny Agubata

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Khia Miller

#11 Khia Miller

G
5' 10"
Junior
Cristen Carter

#24 Cristen Carter

F
6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ariel Jenkins

#21 Ariel Jenkins

6' 3"
Senior
C
Kelsey Ransom

#1 Kelsey Ransom

5' 10"
Graduate Student
G
Khadee  Hession

#8 Khadee Hession

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Laila Jewett

#0 Laila Jewett

5' 10"
Graduate Student
G
Destiny Agubata

#4 Destiny Agubata

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Khia Miller

#11 Khia Miller

5' 10"
Junior
G
Cristen Carter

#24 Cristen Carter

6' 4"
Junior
F